Ice-cream-cone machine.



F. A. BRUCKMAN'.

ICE CREAM GONE MACHINE.

APPLICATION Hmz JULY zo, 1912,

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

2 sHBETsvsHBET 2 rnnnsmcx A. BRUKMAN, or mariano, cancion.

Speccaton of Lettcrs'tent.

Application tiled July 2U, 1912. Serial No. 710,549.

Patented Got. mi, Lviv.

To all whom et may Concern Be it: known that Fnnornion A. BRUCE MAN, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have inJ vent-ed a new' and; useful Improvement in lce-reamonc Machines, of which the following in a specification.

My present invention relata to automatlc machines for molding, baking, and trimming the ice cream; cones, such for 4example as that disclosed in my eci-'pending application,l Serial #560,5683-filed-May H, 1916. In that application is disclosed a machine, consisting of a rotatable wheel whichl turns on a vertical axis and carries a series of radially disposed female mold sections which turn with the wheel; core members are also provided for' the mold sections. The mold sections andthe cores, invtheir travel, pass a loading place, at which is located av loading device, means of which a batter supplied tov the molding devices. iter being loaded. the mold devices pass over baking hurners, which bake the contents of the'inolding dovices tothe desired degree. tier the molding devices' have been carried around over the'- heaters a. suliicient distance, they are automatically opened and the halted product iS`discliarg'jfell from the sume. and passes through a trimmingv mechanism to a con- Veyer which removes the trimmed c'oues' from the machine.

My present invention provides an improved mechanism which comes into operation at the loadingr place to el'lcct the chai-g*- ing of the molding devices with halter.

Generically the present invcntion einbodies an oscillatahle arm haring a track on to which the rollers ot the` male core carrying arms, pass during the travel of the moldingdeviecs from the discharging position through the loading position to the baliing position.

The invention also includes an improved mechanism for moving' the. oscillatahle arm to raise the core' out. of the moldsi as they pass from the discharging to the loading position while thi` mold carrying wheel is still turning', and then when the wheel arrives at the loading position and stops, the escillatable arm completes its act ot dipping the cores into the halter pan or tank and removing them from the saine. and restoring" the Cores to the female mold sections as the molds move from the loading lstop position to the beginning of the baking position.

A.nother,ob'ect of the present. invention. is to improvet c dipping an or tank construction and its coperatmg parts so as to render the amount of batter supplied to the molds more uniform..

My invention also provides means for adjusting the height oit the 'dipping pan oi" tank and means are provided' to regulate vthe amount of dipping of each set of cores:

The invention further' include" those novel features ofconstructir'n, corni= .ation and arrangement of parts nereinaher ullv describedand specifically pointed out iii the appended claims, reference being had' to the accompanying drawings, in Whicl Figure l is a vertical longitudinall section of. a set of molding devices at. the loading or dipping position. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross ei-:tion on thc line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fier. is a horizont-al section' orl the lineilA-B et' Fig-2. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective vie-w ot' the dipping arm and. its' track together with a portion 'o ancnd of the core carrier. Fig. 5 is another detail view of the oscillatahle arm and itscounter-Weight. Fig. (l is a detail side elevation of the mechanism 'that opcratcs the dipping arm. Figi/7 is an enlarged detail section of the cut-olfv ralrc in the connection betweenthe" dipping pau and the hatten reservoir. v

ln the, drawings in which like ruimer-'als and letters of reference designate l^ilt""'parts in all the figures, 4f designates a portion of the rotatable wheel which carries the molding devices, the wheel l haring` tholgim 61 on which the molding devices reStTlJThc spokes. 3() of the wheel have bracket portions l() on which the. linltsl S, are pivotcd at G8. The links 8 carry the core carriers t4 which are pirotcd thereto at TS). and the link 8 mores in the slot. way between the arms 5 ol" the female. mold sections. 'l`lie arms 5 are pivot ed at (l to the Wheel -1 and stop pins ll are provided to prevent undue. lateral movement of the. female mold sections.

The construction of the molding (lerici- [1c/36, may be of any approved type as they 5 recess or shoulder 81 in the core carrier to lift the cores out of the mold and transfer again referred to.

them to the batter tank or pan hereinafter The arm 92 is mounted on a shaft 20 which is mounted in suitable bearings in the frame 23 and is operated through devices best shown -in Figs. 2 and 6 of the drawings. On the shaft 20 is a clutch member 95 which has a cam portion 238 for a purpose later explained.

96 is a shitting clutch member which carries the counterweight 21 which may be shifted'by a hand lever 98 or other suitable device. y

240 is a projecting ring on the clutch member 96 which has an opening 242 to cooperate with thestop 241, so that the clutch member 96 can only be shifted when the opening 242 is in alinement with the stop 241 and the arm 92 is in its normal resting position with the track 243 forming a continuation of the guide or table 247, which is socketed or recessed at 248 to receive such track 246.

97 is a sprocket carried by the clutch member 240 which recir ves power from a chain 41 that passes over an idler 119 and connects with a rocker bell crank 39, that is pivoted at 118, and i.: operated throughthe medium of a cam 114 and roller 40, the cam being mounted on the shaft 36 and'carried by one of the gears 37. As the shaft 36 is turned, t-he rocker bell crank 39 will be rocked and the shaft 20 will b'e oscillated. A spring continue `isl tends to hold the track 246 in the positionshown in Figs. l and 4 of the drawings, while an adjusting screw 249 is provided on the core carrier 80 to coperate with the underside of the track 246 to .adjustth amount of dipping of the cores into the dipping pans that can occur.

223 is `a frame, having guides 224, that pass through bearings 225, and the frame 223 has an adjusting screw'220 swivelly secured to it at 222, the adjusting screw passing through threaded bearings 229 on the frame 23, whereby the frame 223 may be raised or lowered as desired.

100 is the frame which carries the batter cans or dipping cans 25,-l the frame 100 being mounted on arms 226which are pivoted 227 and 99. respectively, to thevframe 223, fhey are also pivoted at 228 t0 the frame 100. The arm226 has a projection 229 that cooperates with a finger 230 on the oscil-i -latable arm 92 for a purpose later explained. The arm 22 extends downwardly and carries the adjustable weight 103.

250 is a stop, against which the weight cari/'ying projecting portion of the arm 22 v rests under normal conditions when the bat- ,a lever 232, which is pivoted at 233 and operated by the pivoted lever 234, that is pivoted at 236 to the frame 23, and has a roller 237 to cooperate with the cam 238 on theV clutch member 95. The levers 232 and 234 are connected by a connecting rod 235 best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

D, D, D2, designate the three positions of the core carrieiwhen engaged by the linger 93 and track 246.

. 239 is a cut oil valve in the duct 26 from the batter reservoir 19. The ductis provided with a check valve 27 whose rod 106 en ages the batter can or dipping pan or tan 25, when the weight 103 raises it due to the' absence of a. sutiicient quantity of batter in the dipping cans. v

By referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that a track 259 is indicated in dotted lines and has arch portions 260. This track-'is disposed in a plane slightly below the plane of travel ot' the rollers 82 in order to first cause the cores 15 to be forced into the molds 66 to insure an even distribution of batter and' then allow them to be moved upwardly, the

upward movement being limited by the archl or more of such arch'recesses, as indicated at position E, may be provided as desired.

Operation: 1t should be understood that in the machine of the type on which the present improvements are employed, the I.

wheel 4 has a'step by step motion imparted to it by suitable machinery (not herein shown and described). As the wheel a1'- rives at the position C in Fig. 2, the molded Aproduct will have been discharged and the -tinuation of the movement of the arm 92' molds will be ready for reloading. step carries the molding devices from position C, via position D, to position D, which latter position is the next stopf As the molding devices pass from position C they will arrive at position l), at which time the roller S2 will be on the track 246 and the oscillating arm 92 will begin to more `from the positionshown in dotted lines in Fig. '1v upwardly toward the position shown in dot and dash lineel in F ig. 1. By the time the parts have reached the dot and dash line position shown in Fig. 1, the molding devices will have arrived at position-D1 and the wheel 4 will have stopped. A conin a clockwise direction in Fig. 1, from the dot andrdash position, will convey the cores rl`he next Y m position in Fig. L 2o iis to liee'n tite vor: t

Fig. l html( to the dot sind insti line if 3g back intl:` the femzile moifl 39 Sition in Fig. l. At this time tlfie bote.

$5 line to daft und dash line position of l 45 (lll mii/Liftumd l5 mnd `the core carrier Si? to ifa,

l lll the projection 229 and rfili nilo; to raise the butter iecewotiviix- T1 ii: (lot-ted line position in Fig. l n. ilw i'fiil line l5 centrally loentled in the limiter ref-pilule Q5 until the lui-titer has inlliererl to tl;L` cores. The arm 2li! tl'ien nioi'ee in :i fonntt'r#lof-li Wise direction from the fnll line position ot' l* tilm of Fig. l, at which time the wiieel begins to nieve toward its next, @liep :imi in moving, as the Wlieel moves; 'from l to D2, the cores 'will be lowered by tho arm l section t' lwfoiw the roller 82 passes oil the aznl of the tffsiuli 246. As soon :istne cores lieve linen re moved from the batter reet ptiielee tho Weight '108 will hold the imiter i'ncentnvlefe g5 elewietl`r clins opening the valve 27 :intl

writting the batter to flow into the immer receptacle until the weight n'll line been over balanced siiflieiently to ilmjs #in ra eeptscle Q5 :to return to the 'l tied line po in the :upper plint, of the riiroptiieie non; has 'not yet 'passed tli'iwii t: the oil-irri?,

bottoms. The omni 238 tlien ongegenrol'ler 237, trofli's the lever i i from tine Fill 2, tio canoe the rings E231 Le be iniflirl anni al-low 'the limiter tio ilove into tti@ eonirnl tmns '225, after Wliif'h the yringia` are signin restored to the full line posiiibii-n meriti;

ib and *form overflow perken; mito whisk, the

batter flows u@ the roi'efi l5 :ire ineeitwl into the 'conical bottormy of the flipping; thrill or batter pan Q5. 'llre operations 3mi fle snribed are repeated for vin-lf set fri inolil@ B v adjusting: tice sriow the height ot tlf 'netti-r refiifat-fieliw; mn properly adjusted anal by inljustinp; the Screv 249 the rlegree of ilippiiig of tlie Poren into the lmttwr rwieptenle muy on also reign lated. Wien it, i5 (lt-siret? to eilen tlm feed" ing of the batter to the :hier the opi-rotor simply Shifts tlie vliiivli to :i dine'ngiiyjinif position, which can be (lone ab ,1f/:on m"- the arm 92 in the dott/eil poaitiozi shown in '55 Fig. 1 :nifl nt'nootlier time.

From the foregoing description taken in Connection with tlnr` ini'itoi'nimnying; (lifiwA ingles7 it is tlionglit the Completo Poinlrnzt ioni operation 'and advantages of tti@ imenti n will be n purent, to those I`skilled n; tn .ii t

Vilbel, Claim iszl. ln a mafliine of lie n bodily mov-utile molding tlm/imm limpio? t be Inoierl 'from one position tno meinen nel.

66 of Said levioes inoliiiing feirnile ino/lil meinn loz'fitml fit u `AQfiren lmniingg piave merino l'oi' minsferringg the w rei` tre'ni lin? tennile mold ineinlzriwf, into (lie dipping mink and lnnfl; signin to Charge the nmlilinir teria-en with lnn'ei', Said trnnierring" nieuw including im ossrfillzitiillle ermT iin elongated (levier carried la; sind :irin to eiigiigrge sfiifl wore Carrier as Salif! ionlilin'j levixfw nnnronrli, arrive :it :intl leiive, the leerling; pmilfn-n. unil means for osvillziting Suicl umn.

in :i mntliine of' tlie '.liiss ili'sm'ibeih iiioflily movable molding devicesy adapted to lee moved troni one position to nnotlien eael'i ot' anni devices including foiniil-e mold members and Coree therefort a Core riii'iier tor said Cores, ii, dipping relatively stationnrily lofiiteil :it

ivoren. :i flipping' tai-il rt'aitivelv btutior-irilv transferring means including :in o? lizit iilfle arm. :in elongated devieevcnfr rieti by #nid :,ii'in to lie engaged by said core iin-rior :is snit] molding (levi-zes iipprozu'lr paws :intl lesive, the loinling positioin and inertie for osuillul'ring siiiil zirin, together ith :neuw for pi'votally supporting Smid winzig; tank, mid means voi'iperntive lie- L'r-r;i :sont tank und :irin l'oi moving said tifnlf lowrii'd ttw Coros; to maintain the eures wnti'niizeil in the tank While being flipped- 2li in ,fi machine of the Class described, bodily movable molding devices adapted to lie iiioveal from one position to another, emol; ofi" said derives including 'female mold 1nemlier@ and theiefori .aiy fore carrier for sind ooms, fi dipping tank relatively station Billy li'nziteol .fit1 a ,given lofiiling plfiee1 Ineens for transferring the Coree from the 'female .mold members intr'- t'lie riippi'ng tank und lunwir ngrziiii to charge the molding devices. n iili batter, Suid transferring meant; inelufl iwf im oniellitable iirm, an elongated device melted by Suid :irni to ne engaged by Said vom wirrier as said molding devices atp nroneli, nass and leave` the loading position, :ind nii-:ins for oscillating seid arm. smid Mink invlinling" a tipping lwtztoin iroolret, Jor 05ml@ Cofre, :md a ring arftnnrl the month off meh nonket, means for Siargiiying buite:- to will tenlnronnd Smid rings, and means for lifting .Quid rings. to erinit: 'the batter to flow into finiti pockets.

4A In :i machine of -lie Class described, lmtlilv movable molding devices adapted to lie moved from one position to another, each will leviees including female inolil inem bern :unl vorne therefor, n, core orrim' for nifl voren. a (tippingr tank relatively stzetlow iirilv orzsterl nt naiven loading pine/e. means for flrfznt'rrring the cores from the female mold members into the inning tank and back again to Charge ih@ mellin Wlth batter'. sa 1d transfvfra'xng :new ing' an nsclllaable arm, an eine core carrier as said nifillim; lievi nroaeh, nass and lerne, th ha; and means fin' nal-ill; *ne* --n with means for pivnall; flipping anli`r :fami mean;

tween smid mnh arm ,l *i me sani tank toward the @ons :n mainafn il; 1 Centralized in ille 'n arly located at a given ieazline' nlnet means i for transferring lhe Ceres 'l'fmn ilw iin-male mold members into he clipping; (will anfl hack again to charge the melding .fhwimw with batter, said transferring mea la ini-il inf.;r an oseillatable ainn an elnnealml ih carried by said arm t0 he enA aged hv said core carrier ,as said moldinglr zlei'ieea an preach,l pass and leave the loadingr nneiiinn,

and means for oscillatingr :said :1x-m. said arm oseillalingy means includingr a, reel; shaft, :i clutch member fixefl lo said shaf, ashiftab'le clutch member loes-e an Said shall, means; fin' amnjyin'flf a force '[0 sal-Tl Shiflaile ennuh member by which said member ma); be oseillated, means] forshifting said shiftahle elnjeh member, and means holding sind shifting means inoperative save when sa' arm in its initial position.

G. in a maeliine of the eines deacbodilv mwabe molding' im/ieee aflanl .i n be mnveil from wie nnsitinn fe :umtien emlz ef said devices including 'femah :nulli niembers and mi' iiierelm, a @me marier saiil Cores. :x (lim Q lnnl: relatiaeifr :uily located :ai :i .ai fel' llvansi'eri'im the fsm-es i'imn the ien lending' plm-in inean Fenmle ing an uacillalablor armV7 an elongareii :ich :e carried by said arm te be ei'xvsaaeil by said core Carrier as said molding devices anproach, nass and leave, the loading {meriti-m and means 'for nseilia ins saiil funn tn gelhfr With means for nivctally supporting anni dipping fanln and means eniperative be tween said tank and :1l-n1 for moving Asaid tank toward the cores to mann :1in fne, cores centralized in the tank while being flippeds Said arm oscillating meam` including a rock ,fateci (levier i carried b v sani arm le he engaged ha @aid l! member fixed t0 Said shaft a l'tahie match member loose 0n said shaft, ineens ,fer am# 1; a ferne to said Shiftable y nieinlfinv whieh said member may he ewillaefi, means for shifting said shiftahle clinch mein and means holding said nnen; mean@4 isi-:merative save when said anni if: in ila `initial position;

n a i' thine el the claas desfribeii, lili'r minable ninlrlinp; devices adapted to mwfi iwan Une ma lion tn anether, each nifl dem inezl'ghnn female mold memexw :mi waes lherefniu a cere earrier for l'l ffm-ee, fi nipping: inni( relatively Station- :n-zl'y' hmml :il :z 1in :n leading plane, means Ver ria-in, lha ewes frein the VFemale nir/:lll mannheim inw the dipping tank and ha# again lo harige the molding: devices .lli ,haei'` nii'l i'anafei'i'i g means inelndin Mliiiaahleiarm. an elnngaied debi raid arm te he engaged bv 'e einem* :is ,Caid molding devices an gx.nxi was and leave, the leading noaition, an@ means im' osvillalingr Said arm, Said will( invlnflina a dipping beidem pocket for vwl; cere., and a ring around the month of yh pnelnt. means for supplying batter to tank arenal Said rings. :inizi means for ',ffinn said rings e nei'mi the batter to flew inw said nneieiia said afin eseillating nanna inenriina a roch shaft. a clutch memher fixed to miel allait, u `ahllitable clutch Men' ,v ienne on said ahaL menne for apiiiina a fune in Caid sbiltahle clutch membe by Yhieh d member may be oseillated, :neem lni Sluit-ing said shiftable elnteh member. and means holding' said shifting means innne'ialive sai/e when saif arm is in 14 initial nnsi'rion.

bk, In a nmehine (if the Class described, bmiiy movable molding devices adapted te he nnwef fvwm one position to another, each nl ,vaiigl dei if` incl :ling female mold members and coi-va for, a more Carriere for Said ewes, a ilinpn 'Y ta l" relatively Stalienarily lm-nwl ati a en lmniing' pla means for again in charge. the mOlCiinv deifiees with bain-i', Sani lransferiing means including an n;fillalal,le arm, an elongated al ire carried bj.' nifl arm te he engaged v nid oni-e eariiei as anni mohlin devi!` appvinzich, pass ainl leave the leading position` und means im enfillating said arm, together with means for pivetally supporting Said clin ying tank, nml means cnnel'ative between will tank and arm fe? me'wing said tank lewanl the corea le maintain the eures eenti'ah izeil in the tank while being (lipped, said tank including a dipping bottom pocket for earth (fare, ami a fing around the month of each pocket, means for supplying batter to said tank around said rings, and means for lifting said rings to permit the batter to flow into said pockets, said arm osrillating means including a rock shaft, a clutrh member fixed to said shaft, a sliiftable clutch membei' loose on said shaft, means for applying a force to said shitable clutch member by which said member may be oscillated, means. for shifting said siiiftable clutch member, and means holding; said shifting means in 'operative save when id arm is in its initial position.

9. In a machine of the class described, bodily movable molding deviees adapted to be moved from one position to another, each bwith said first mentioned clutch member.

means for applying; power to oseillan aid shaft and arm when said clutch membri s are engaged, means for shifting said sliiftable clutch member onll when said arm in an initial position.

10. In a machine of the class described, bodily movable molding devices adapted to be moved from one position to another, earli of said devices including male and ftanale mold members, a core carrier for said malo mold members, an oseillatble arm for to" operating with said eore carrier to winnie said male mold members out ot' tbe female mold members and convey the saine in a loading position, ay dipping tanl; at suoli loading position to receive said male mold members, said conveying means inelnding an oscillatable arm, and a traeliway carried by said arm for engaging said core carrier While the molding' devices are beingr moved from one position to another, means for os cillatingir said arm, and means for eentializ` ing said dipping tank with relation to said male mold members, as said male mold inem bers are projected into said dipping tank l. [n a machine of the class described, bodily movable molding5 devires adapted to be moved from one position to anothern each of said devices includingI male and 'female mold members, a eoro carrier for said male mold members, an osoillatable arm for ooopcrating with said core carrier to renane said male mold members out of the female mold members and convey the same to a loading position, a dipping tank :it ssn-li loading position to receive said male mold members, said conveying means including a n oscillatable arm, and a track way carried by said arm for engaging said core carrier from one position to another, means for os- Cillating,r Said arm, and means for centralizing said dipping tank with relation to said male mold members, as said male mold meinbei's are projected into said dipping tank, said last named means comprising a port on whieh said dipping tank is ivotal y mounted, a finger on said osiillata le arm, and a member carried by said support eooperative with said nger for moving Said tank on its pivot as said oscillatable arm ',lepcsits said male mold members into said dipping tank.

12. In a machine of the class described, bodily movable molding,r deviens adapted to be moved from one osition to another, each of said devices incuding male and female mold members, a core carrier for said male mold members, an osoillatable arm for eooperating' with said core carrier to remove said male mold members outof the female mold members and convey the saine to a loading position, a dipping tank at such loading position to receive said male mold members. said eonveyinmeans including an osrilatble arm, an a trackway eariied by said arm for engaging said core carrier while the molding devices are being moved from one position to another, IIlBaIlS for oscillating said arm, and means for centralizing said dipping tank with relation to said male mold members, as said male mold members are projected into said dipping tank: said last named means comprising a sapport on which said dipping tank is pivotally inoiniied, a finger on said oscillatable and a member carried by said support 4fi 'se n ith said linger for movingy said i iii'ot as said ost'illatable arm dep'. :f male 'mold members into said dipping tank, moans lor counterbalanelng said dipping; tank, and means for suplilyinf; said dipping tank with batter, together with menus for ai'ljnstably nnnniting said dipping tanit hereby it maj' be rais-od and lowered a Vnliole with relation to the final dipping l son of said male mold members.

ifi. ln n mat-bine of the Glass described, bodily movable molding deviens adapted to be movi-il from one position in another, each ot' said deviens iii-finding inali` and female mold members. i voro rarrioi for said male mold nienfiors, an oseillatable :ii'ni for eooperating with said core carrier lo remove said male mold members ont of the female nioid inoinbeis and eonvey the same to a loading,r position` a dippingr tank ai suoli loadingl position to receive said malo mold members, said convevingA means including an oseillatable arm` and a triukway carried by said arm for engaging said voro carrier while the moldingl devices are being moved from one position io another, means for oscillating said arm, and means for centralwhile the molding devices are being moved i iring said dipping taak with relation to 10 dipping tank, said dipping tank including pockets forthe male mold members, rings in said tank at the mouths of said pockets,l

and means for raising said rings to permit the batter to flow into said pockets at times.

14. In a machine of the class described, a set of bodily movable molding devices adapt ed to be moved from one position to another. and including a pivoted and iongitudinally 'movable core carrier, coros carried thereby,

an oscillatable arm, a hinged track member carried by said arm to engage said core carrier to lift the same/and move it on its pivot from one position to another as said moldinl devices are bodily moved from one 5 position to another, a finger carried by said arm and parallcling said track member, a roller on said core carrier coperating with said track member, and means for osciliating said arm to lift and move said core carrier longitudinally.

15. In a machine of the class described, a set of bodily movable molding devices adapted to be moved from oneposition to another, and including a'pivoted and longi- '5 tudinally movable core carrier, cores'carricd thereby, an oscillatable arm, a hinged track member carried by said arm to engage said core carrier `to lift the same and.move it on its pivot fromone position to another as said molding devices are bodily moved from one position to lmother, a finger carried by said arm and paralleling saidtrack member, a roller on said core carrier o0- operating With said track member, and means for oscillating said arm to lift and move said core carrier longitudinally, a dipping tank, and cooperative connections between said dippinUV tank and said arm for elevating said caniliY as said core carrier is.

brought over the same to bring said dipping tank into proper cooperative position with relation to the cores carried by said core carrier.

1G, In a machine of the class described,

a set of bodily movable molding devices adapted to be moved from one position to another, and each including a pair of female mold members and cores therefor, a core carrier for said cores, means for lifting the cores out of the female molds and supplying batter thereto, means for pring the cores into the molds after the 'batter has been supplied to distribute the batter through the molds, said means'including a trackway coopcrated with said core carrier, said traekway having "undulations to permit the upward yielding of said cores as said molding devices pass from one position to another to thereby' allow the escape of steamc FREDERICK A. BRUCKMAN.

fitnesses J. A. MCFERON, A. A. HTGHES. 

